THRU FLESH, BONE & DREAMS

i)
clouds
high above
heart plays
in
flowered fields
of music.

ii)
minute follows
minute
pleasured mouths
& voices
concoct a life.

iii)
sleep-ridden
sun below sill
calm thoughts
now in autumn
kiss and make up?

iv)
morning hours
shadows playing
with her eyes
giving rise
to tears.

v)
in middle of night
buddha's stillness
between these walls.

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(AUTUMN 2011 / SPRING 2012 - BERNARD HEMENSLEY)

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